Jamie Foxx

The Year in Film: Quentin Tarantino Goes Big

"Django Unchained": A History of Violence

The Top 10 Best Music Biopics

The news that Alan Rickman will be portraying Hilly Kristal in a new CBGB biopic half excited us, then half scared us yesterday. He'll be good, but Lordy, who is going to play Debbie Harry? And The Ramones? Those are big shoes to fill... So we comforted ourselves with this -- a list of our top 10 fa ... More >>

'Brain Freeze' Is Why Lil Debbie Shouldn't Quit Her Day Job

Lil Debbie, the exiled stylist and sidekick from Kreayshawn's White Girl Mob, has busted out on her own -- sorta. She's paired up with Riff Raff, a cornrowed dude from Los Angeles who first popped up on the second season of the Jamie Foxx-produced VH1 reality series From G's to Gents, for a song and ... More >>

"Horrible Bosses": Mediocre Black Comedy Mildly Comforting, Rarely Funny

Lil Debbie, the exiled stylist and sidekick from Kreayshawn's White Girl Mob, has busted out on her own -- sorta. She's paired up with Riff Raff, a cornrowed dude from Los Angeles who first popped up on the second season of the Jamie Foxx-produced VH1 reality series From G's to Gents, for a song and ... More >>

The Top 6 Most Ridiculous Examples Of Lyrical Censorship

Fact: it is impossible to fight crazy. So what the hell are the radio stations of Malaysia thinking, going up against Lady Gaga? Apparently they've taken her new LGBT-empowerment anthem, "Born This Way" and removed all the, uh, LGBT content. Way to miss the whole point of the song, Malaysia! Gaga ... More >>

"Due Date": Zach Galifianakis steals a road movie from Robert Downey Jr.

Fact: it is impossible to fight crazy. So what the hell are the radio stations of Malaysia thinking, going up against Lady Gaga? Apparently they've taken her new LGBT-empowerment anthem, "Born This Way" and removed all the, uh, LGBT content. Way to miss the whole point of the song, Malaysia! Gaga ... More >>

Valentine's Day: So many stars, so many story lines

Fact: it is impossible to fight crazy. So what the hell are the radio stations of Malaysia thinking, going up against Lady Gaga? Apparently they've taken her new LGBT-empowerment anthem, "Born This Way" and removed all the, uh, LGBT content. Way to miss the whole point of the song, Malaysia! Gaga ... More >>

Sketchfest Q&A: Moshe Kasher

Frankie Norstad​SF Sketchfest brings together amazing comics in from all over the U.S., but the best news is we also get a couple of locally-grown superstars this weekend at the Punch Line when Brent Weinbach and Moshe Kasher take the stage (Thursday 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. ... More >>

Never Can Say Goodbye

Michael Jackson in 1987 I'm not trying to be cynical or morbid here, but Michael Jackson's death was the best thing to happen to him in years. In death, Michael lives on forever. He has now joined the ancestors, among them musical icons like Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Jacki ... More >>

In The Soloist, Joe Wright turns Steve Lopez' Los Angeles Times series into schlock

Michael Jackson in 1987 I'm not trying to be cynical or morbid here, but Michael Jackson's death was the best thing to happen to him in years. In death, Michael lives on forever. He has now joined the ancestors, among them musical icons like Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Jacki ... More >>

Black Russian

Michael Jackson in 1987 I'm not trying to be cynical or morbid here, but Michael Jackson's death was the best thing to happen to him in years. In death, Michael lives on forever. He has now joined the ancestors, among them musical icons like Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Jacki ... More >>

'The Kingdom' Posits CSI: Riyadh with a Jamie Foxx Twist

Peter Berg sends Foxx to fight the enemy over there

MC Lyte brings the club bangers

Peter Berg sends Foxx to fight the enemy over there

M.I.A. Kala CD Review: Grade -- B

Peter Berg sends Foxx to fight the enemy over there

Earl’s Last Laugh

Exiled in retirement after Fajitagate, ex–Police Chief Earl Sanders has re-emerged with a fresh account of the infamous Zebra murders. And his critics are on the warpath.

Dream Works

... But it's not perfect. Jennifer Hudson nails it as a well-worn tale struggles to transcend the Ray model.

A Masterpiece on Canvas

... But it's not perfect. Jennifer Hudson nails it as a well-worn tale struggles to transcend the Ray model.

254th-and-Long

Only one other player was chosen lower in the draft than Vickiel Vaughn. But the 49ers rookie still believes he can reach his NFL dream.

Undercover of the Night

Violent shootouts and dangerous love in Mann's visceral cop series update

Get Inside!

Your forecast of the summer's top movies

A Star Is Born

Strange things happen when actors sing

Our top DVD picks for the week of January 17

Strange things happen when actors sing

Repertory Film Listings

Strange things happen when actors sing

The Education of Kanye West

The College Dropout rethinks his stance on education in the year 2010

Hello, He's Not Johnny Cash

Walk the Line never strays from the dull telling of a tall tale

Killing Time

In the profound Jarhead, a soldier can be his own worst enemy

Back to School

Kanye West's Late Registration cements him as hip hop's most conflicted -- and fascinating -- superstar

Bombs & Bikinis

Stealth aims low but hits its mark

Reps Etc.

Stealth aims low but hits its mark

Reps Etc.

Stealth aims low but hits its mark

Reps Etc.

Stealth aims low but hits its mark

Reps Etc.

Stealth aims low but hits its mark

Crash and Yearn

Howard Hughes gets what he wants, in this case a fun and loving biopic

Messed Around

As Ray Charles, Jamie Foxx turns an ordinary bio into an extraordinary one

Collateral Damaged

When Tom Cruise plays the bad guy, the results aren't very good

Reps Etc.

When Tom Cruise plays the bad guy, the results aren't very good

Summer Film Previews

When Tom Cruise plays the bad guy, the results aren't very good

Lazy Like a Foxx

Breakin' All the Rules packs all the fun of a mediocre sitcom

Hear This

Underground-hero-turned-MTV-darling Twista brings his "Slow Jamz" to the Fillmore

New Sneers' Eve

Comics skewer our weird year

Sly Foxx

He steals Ali, but will Hollywood give Jamie Foxx a shot at the title?

Bad Cop, Bad Cop

Protected by a badge, Denzel (finally!) swaggers through L.A.'s mean streets

Super Sunday

Any Given Sunday

Buffy the Empire Slayer

Chronicle Publishing petitions the FCC -- but why?